I really love Celine, especially their bags and accessories. Their aesthetic is super simple yet really elegant, and in some ways remind me of Hermes. Though Celine is a bit trendier than Hermes (remember those luggage totes? It always reminded me of a face like this '_' ). Anyway I currently have in my collection a Celine wallet (reviewed here) and the Micro Belt Bag (reviewed here). Today I'm going to review my only other Celine item, this small Trotteur crossbody bag (similar here).
This bag was definitely an impulse purchase totally out of the blue. I had just sold my Celine box and Celine trio bag so I guess I was feeling a bit Celine-poor and just really wanted something simple yet not too simple. {Just to note I sold the Celine Box bag because it was too big and heavy for my everyday use since the three inside pockets were lined with leather, and I found the smooth leather on the Celine trio a little too fragile for my daily life.} . Anyway I had seen this online in a couple places and like the look of it, so why not?
{Wearing: Grana silk PJ shirt (similar here), Everlane Wide Leg Crop Pant (here), Everlane Modern Points (here)}
And it really is a cute bag but in all practicality, it's a bit too small for my needs. I can only use this when I know I won't be needing a lot of stuff. The picture below pretty much shows how I always carry it: with just my wallet and phone and I can usually squeeze my keys on top of my wallet. If I want sunglasses I have to either wear them on my head when I'm not using them or hung on the collar of my shirt. There is an outside pocket which might fit a non-plus-sized iPhone but it's a bit too shallow for my needs.
I do like that the inside is lined with a smooth durable leather and that the outside of this is the grained leather (which I've found to not show as much wear as the smooth calfskin leather than Celine also uses for this bag). There's also an interior pocket, but that's also a bit too small for me. The straps on this are adjustable, which is also nice.
My friend has the medium sized one and that can fit quite a bit more. I kind of wish I had gotten the bigger size, but oh well. I've been thinking of selling this one for the longest time since it's just not the most practical, but a part of me still loves it. But like I said in a previous post when I bought my Hermes Lindy, I really need to sell one more purse for the even 'trade' I promised myself. So what do you think should I keep this one and sell my Saint Laurent Monogramme Sac Universite or sell this one and keep the Saint Laurent? Opinions wanted!
Also, another one of my favorite bloggers happens to have the same bag so you can read her take on the bag here.
And you can find all my other Celine reviews here.